Gege Akutami, creator of Jujutsu Kaisen, revealed that the character Toji Fushiguro was impressed by actor Jason Statham and Emiya Kiritsugu from Destiny/Zero.
Akutami mentioned the influences behind Fushiguro’s character in a Q&A, which was a part of a catalog handed out throughout the current Jujutsu Kaisen exhibition which was held at Shibuya in July 2024.
Whereas contemplating Fushiguro’s character, Akutami initially envisioned him as just like Kenny from Assault on Titan. Nevertheless, the character’s look shifted after being influenced by the aura of voice actor Kazuhiro Yamaji.
Yamaji is a Japanese actor & voice actor who has dubbed the voice of Jason Statham in Japanese. This affect made Akutami resemble Fushiguro near Jason Statham, identified for his roles as a tricky {and professional} determine.
Akutami additionally drew parallels between Fushiguro and Emiya Kiritsugu from Destiny/Zero. Each characters share traits of their method and actions which are typically deemed unacceptable by others of their respective worlds.
Each Emiya and Toji are identified sorcerer killers of their respective universes and each used strategies and implies that have been seemed down upon by their counterparts.
Emiya’s affect can clearly be seen in Toji, as he makes use of a variety of weapons and tactical brilliance to take down his opponents.
“At first I considered making [Toji] one thing alongside the traces of Kenny from Assault on Titan, however then I used to be drawn to [voice actor Kazuhiro] Yamaji-san’s aura and he ended up trying extra like work skilled Jason Statham. He’s additionally fairly just like Kiritsugu from Destiny/Zero within the sense that he does issues jujutsu sorcerers discover repugnant,” Akutami stated.
The creator additionally delved into why he created Toji, explaining that he was developed to handle Akutami’s considerations of Megumi’s character being too missing.
Because the story advanced, Akutami determined to introduce Fushiguro’s father to deepen the character dynamics. This method, advised by editor Katayama, helped set up connections inside the narrative.
“When the serialization first started, there was at all times the problem of whether or not or not Itadori was too weak as a personality…? however because the story progressed, I began to query whether or not it was Fushiguro’s character that was too missing so I launched Fushiguro’s father. This was a method I realized from editor Katayama to construct connections.”
Toji Fushiguro gained recognition amongst followers after he featured prominently within the Hidden Stock arc of the manga. Identified for his distinctive fight expertise and formidable presence, regardless of missing cursed vitality, Toji shortly turned a fan favourite.
His actions set the tone for what would observe in Jujutsu Kaisen, with his assassination of Riko Amanai turning out to be probably the most essential factors within the story.
The Q&A’s from the exhibition’s catalog additionally present fascinating insights into Megumi, Itadori and even Yuta Okkotsu.
Jujutsu Kaisen manga, which started serializing in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Soar in 2018.
As of July 2024, the chapters of the manga have been collected into 27 tankobon volumes, with over 90 million copies in circulation. The ongoing Shinjuku Showdown arc is reportedly the ultimate arc/a part of the manga in line with Akutami.
Supply: Jujutsu Kaisen exhibition by way of Soukatsu
